Sick Girl Quitting Smoking....

Well it's that time of year again.... New Years..time to decide what we will quit, do more of, change and organize. Every year until this one was the same. Get healthy, lose weight. This year I am changing it up a little. I have decided to quit smoking. I decided also not to quit on the 1st...so cliche. I quit on the 3rd instead. I have great reasons to quit.... 

1. My health. ( I have Lupus and smoking doesn't help anything, that's for sure!)

2. My family..I have a beautiful 16 year old daughter and my husband. We just got married in August and are newlyweds. He smokes and I am hoping he will want to quit once he sees me do it!

3. My husband & I want to get pregnant this summer! A new baby is way more exciting then smoking :)

4. My best friend's father had a heart attack the night before Christmas Eve and he smokes. That scared me!

5. For me!! To feel better, smell better and have an overall feeling of healthiness!

Yes! These are all wonderful reasons to quit and I did! 3 days so far. I am using the patch for the first few weeks an lots of gum! Smoking while I drove was the most I smoked. It was like my car wouldn't turn on if I didn't have a cigarette lit. Now I chew gum or suck on peppermint disks. It has helped so much.

One big encouragement is I am involved with smokefree women.gov. I am a part of their campaign. Not only for support but maybe, just maybe one woman will be inspired and quit also.  All the support I have received so far is amazing! My husband is getting in the shower the second he gets home so I don't have to smell it. I have washed all my clothes that wreaked like an ash tray, taken my coats to the dry cleaners and washed my hair. Now I just need to wash my car and air out all my purses. It's amazing how yucky they smell... I never noticed before. I love being able to smell my perfume at the end of the day and have my hair still smell like my shampoo. It feels good to something positive and stick to it! I have a lot to celebrate right now... I will also being turning 3 in my sobriety on January 13th. A lot is good right now, 2011 jus might be a wonderful year! I plan on it. I will make it a great year, I will do my best in all I do and I just might have to kick the name "Sick Girl". Let's see what this year brings! Good luck to you all on your New Years resolutions!